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In response to the UQAM administration’s reaction to the extraordinarily disruptive protests at the university by a small group of students and teachers, the group has demanded the rector to resign. A literary studies professor, Michel Lacroix, warned that Rector Robert Proulx was on an “authoritarian power trip that’s dangerous.”
During a press conference by two professors, two lecturers, and two students, the group alleged that the school’s administration is guilty of intimidation and political repression in attempting to stop protests that have been disrupting classes. They pointed out that UQAM has already called upon police on several occasions in the past few weeks for assistance in removing protesters from classes, hallways, and the entrances to buildings. It was also stressed that the school went to court in order to obtain an injunction to prevent protesters from blocking entrances after a day-long protest forced the cancellation of classes.
Lastly, the group also spoke against the school’s action to have begun proceedings to expel nine students that it claims were repeatedly taking part in disruptive protests and acts of vandalism. A lecturer, Sandrine Ricci, alleged that the rector had “thrown oil on the fire.” Riccie explained that “several of us met with the rector for more than two hours in an attempt to make him understand that if he did not withdraw the expulsion of students… there would be an escalation of violence on campus,” adding that “he refused to make any concessions.”
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